If you’re a lip balm gal, going clean with this cosmetic makes loads of sense, says Editor Trudi Brewer, who shares a 100 percent natural option loaded with shimmer.
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It’s the one product that needs to be natural, considering we eat almost two kilos of lipstick from our lips over a lifetime. This latest innovation offers the same beeswax and Shea butter base with delicious antioxidant-rich fruit oils that are good enough to eat. Read on to learn why we like them.
BURT'S BEES 100% NATURAL LIP SHIMMER, $17.
What’s in it?
Burt’s Bees is famous for making clean cosmetics, and while they specialise in easy-to-use lip balms, the formulations are far from simple. These new Lip Shimmers are enriched with sunflower, soybean, castor, elderberry, blackcurrant and apricot oils with cocoa and Shea seed butter infused with rosemary leaf extract. The shimmery colour is created with earth-derived mica powders, and they’re laced with delicious, tingly peppermint oil, so they taste great too. And if this hasn’t piqued your interest, the 12 shimmering colours will.
Why do we like it?
Lip balm is a staple for the most sophisticated beauty lover to a beauty minimalist. And we bet most of you would have more than one rolling around in your bag or beauty drawer. Burt’s Bees is the definition of a true crowd-pleaser; it’s also a cult beauty buy that holds legendary status in the lip balm universe. It’s affordable (that ticks a box if your budget is tight right now), and these new lip shimmers offer lip-smacking hydration and fashionable, pretty colours. But it’s the 100 per cent natural formula that resonates with us. We want cruelty-free, caring balms that are good for our skin and the planet - right?
Here are some of our favourite shades
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